Casting a Caucasian to play a Semite = not a problem.
Casting an Asian to play a celestial being = omg! Ninja angel! Cuz all Asians be ninjas!
Casting an AfricanAmerican as a Semite = a dealbreaker for some.
Casting a dark Arab as Satan = LOLZ. He looked like Obama.
I think the multi-ethnic casting is great. My daughter who is 9 asked me if the Asian dude was really an angel. She asked me because all the depictions of angels she sees are Caucasians. Nice teaching moment.
As a side note I thought those angels kicking arse was great.
Casting Noah with a Scottish accent, we’ll let it go. BUT OMG’S SAMPSON WAS NOT BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!